2006-12-31 01:57:09 · 3 answers · asked by funkydude99@sbcglobal.net 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
not sure if there was a trophy from roughly 1935-1966 just the honor of being the best team by winning the championshio game..it became the super bowl when they decided to have the winner of the new afc champion play the nfc champion , from that point on there was a trophy it became the Super Bowl when the Jets played the Colts in 1969
2006-12-31 02:05:47 · answer #1 · answered by nas88car300 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first trophy was made in 1966 and awarded in 1967. It was called the AFL-NFL World Championship Trophy. The Super Bowl then was called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game and played between the Packers and Chiefs.
The trophy was handed out 3 years until the 1970 merger, and renamed the Super Bowl Trophy. It has been called the Vince Lombardi Trophy since Super Bowl 5 in 1971. Before 1967 there were no trophies given to the NFL or AFL champions.
2006-12-31 12:46:15 · answer #2 · answered by Mike H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lamar Hunt (the owner of Kansas City Saints), who died recently doined the phrase "Super Bowl" because it sounded like "Super Ball" which used to be extremely popular ball that bounces which kids at that time loved. Before that Super Bowl was just a championship game. This is called marketing, see now more than 100 million people watch Super Bowl. (Even thise who know nothing about football), isn't that cool.
2006-12-31 11:23:49 · answer #3 · answered by . 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋